
alters any portion of a public street under the board of
commissioners' supervision, and can agree with the property
owners affected by the change as to damages, the board of
commissioners may, upon payment of damages agreed upon,
construct, change, widen, relocate, vacate or alter the portion
of the street as contemplated in the agreement without the
formality of a view.
(b) Record of agreement.--A copy of the agreement stating
the facts regarding the construction, change, widening,
relocation, vacation or alteration, accompanied by a map or
draft of the street agreed to be constructed, changed, widened,
relocated, vacated or altered, shall be presented and recorded
in the office of the recorder of deeds or similar office in home
rule counties after which the new location is the public street
or the old location is vacated.
(c) Construction.--Nothing contained in this section shall
be construed to prohibit a township from paying for curbs,
gutters, sidewalks, retaining walls and incidental work
necessitated by such construction, change, alteration,
relocation, vacation or widening in cases where the necessary
land is dedicated to the township for public use.
§ 5522. Proceedings with or without petition.
A township may improve streets, portions of streets or a
particular width or additional widths of streets, with or
without the assistance or contribution of the Federal
Government, the Commonwealth, the county or a corporation
occupying the thoroughfare, and may assess and collect the
following from the owners of real estate abutting on the
improvement in accordance with Chapter 63 (relating to
assessments for public improvements):
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